Hat-pin guard.



N. WETZEL.

HAT PIN GUARD.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 10, 1911.

Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

' COLUMBIA PLANDURAPH $0.. WASHINGTON. n. C.

" 'bourn, in the county of of vVlsconsm, have lnvented certain new and,

NATHAN wn'rznn, or KILBOUVRVN, WISCONSIN.

' HAT-PIN ,euann Specification of Letters eaten.

Application fi1ed February 10', 1911. r Serial No. 607,863.

To all whom it may concern: p

Be it known that I, NATHAN \Nnrznn, a

citizen of the United States,residing at Kil- Columbia and State useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Guards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto' guards for the points of ladies hatpins, and has for its primary objects to provide a guard of this character which will eifectually prevent persons from being injured by coming in contact with the point of the pin, and which, at the same time, shall be highly ornamental. 7

Further objects of the invention are to provide improved means for supporting the parts of the device and for holding them in position, and to afford a ready means for interchangeably securing artificial flowers or other ornaments to a hat.

To these ends my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a hat showing my improved pin guard attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale, showing the de tails of my improved device, and illustrating a different form of ornament. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the gulde and, supporting .by sewing as block hereinafterdescribed, and Fig. l is a perspective view of the sleeve hereinafter described. y

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates 'a ladys hat which may be of any size or shape, and of anysuitable material. Inside the crown of the hat at one side thereof, I secure a supporting block 2, which is preferably formed of cork or other light,

soft material. This block is permanently attached to the hat by means of rivets, or indicated at 6 in Fig. 2. The lower edge of this block may be beveled more or less as indicated at 3, so as not to come in contact with the head of the wearer. Embedded within the supporting block 2 is a funnel shaped guide 4, whichis cemented or otherwise securely attached to the block and is provided with a screw threaded stud 5, which projects through the wall of the hat. This stud has a central opening or bore'through which the pin 11 may pass, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

4 ornamental head 12.

pushed through the hat and the hair of thev in the usual manner, the pin will enter the guide 4 and be directed to' and, .through' the central opening in thestudo. .The point V Patented Jan. 23,1912.

In order to oonceal the point of the pin and prevent it from coming in contact with Y persons in the.vicinity of the wearer, -'Iv secure tofthe San-5 anyone of a number of" diiferent forms of ornamental guards. :As shown-in Fig. 1, this guard may consist of Or it may a bunch of artificial flowers.

consist of a single large flower, such as rose; or as shown in Fig. 2, it may consist ofsuitable metallic or other ornaments such p All of these ornaments have attached thereto or formed integral .as indicated at 10.

therewith an internally threaded sleeve 7 which isyadapted to be screwed over the stud 5, and to clamp the material of the hat between itself and the block 2. Where the sleeve is designed for use in connection withv ornaments vsuch as artificial flowers I prefer ably provide it with a knurled head'8,[as

shown in Fig. l, to facilitate the attachment.

of the flowers thereto. As shown in Fig. 2,

the. sleeve 7 is formed integral with the ornament 10. V

The'pin 11 is of the ordinary construction and may be provided with any suitable Y When the pin is wearer,

of the pin may project through this stud and also through the sleeve 7, but

is inclosed within and concealed by the orna ment carried by thesleeve.

In addition to acting as a guard in con nection with hat pins my improvedarrangement may be used simply as a ready means; for nterchangeably securing ornaments to hats. V The owner of the hat may provide ferent colors and designs, and may readily attachto the hat by means of my improved stud and sleeve arrangement any particular ornament that is best suited to her costume, I and to the occasion.

affording a con- .95 herselfwith a number of bunches of arti-. *ficial flowers, feathers, and the like, of dif:

and preventing it from. becoming bent or broken; "It likewise serves as a rigid support for the stud and working loose or tearing the material of the thus prevents it from I hat as nnght be the caseif it were simply "riveted or clamped in position.

4 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the It Will thus be seen that I have provided a simple, durable and eflicient, as Well as ornamental device for concealing and protecting the points of hat pins, and it is thought that the advantages of my invent-ion Will be readily appreciated by those familiar With such matters.

What I claim is 1 In a device of the character described, a block adapted to be secured to the inside of a hat, a funnel shaped guide embedded in and supported by said block, and a stud carried by said guide and adapted to project through the Wall of the hat, said stud having an opening therethrough adapted to receive a hat pin.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

NATHAN VVETZEL. Witnesses:

AUSTIN C. STOWERs, IRENE KAUFMANN.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

